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(i, Lindaii. 



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reflexo, rigide coriacca, nervis primariis supra subiminersis, subtus promi- 

 nentibus, nervulis utrinque ineonspicuis, Inflorescenlia nodulis 1 — 2-floris, 

 rhachi puberula. Pedicelli ochreolam 2-pIo superanlcs. 



Coccoloba Kunthiana (Iriskb. (nun Mkissn.) pr. p. Cat. p. 61 et Carib. n. 329 ; Sauv. 

 Fl. cub. p. 4 39. 



Coccoloba pracc.o.v fritlirosa Griseb. inss. in herb. Gutting. (Wright, n. 2256). 



Uverillo Cubensibus (ex Sauvallk !). 



Frutex humilis 1 — 2-metralis (ex Wright!) ramis cinercis, subrimosis, glabris, 

 lenticcllis punctiformibus ; rnmulis sulcatis, praesertim ad nodus minute fusco-lomen- 



tellis. 0(j|ircae±"9mm lonijiic, adpressae, membranaceae, fusco-lomentellae, mox 

 evanidae. Folia petiolis supra canaliculatis, supra tomentellis , subtus glabris, circa 

 4 nun longis, sub oehrea inscrlis, ovalia, apice acuminata, basi rotundata vel sub- 

 cordala, iJ'/s — ' cm longa, 2 — B 1 /^ cm lata, rigido coriacca, marline reflexo , supra ru- 



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fescenti-nitida, subtus pallidiora, opaca, glaberrima, nervis lateralibus angulo 50 — 60 

 abeuntibus, subrectis, primariis supra suhimmcrsis, subtus prominentibus, nervulis 

 utrinque inconspicuis, subtus punctalo-venosa. I n f lorescen tia termiualis, racemosa, 

 foliis brevior, laxillora, erecta, nodulis 1 — 8-floris, pedunculo 5 — Omni longo rharhique 

 puberulis, subangulatis ; bractcac ovatae, 3 / 4 — 1 mm longae, puberulae; ochreolae brac- 

 leis breviores, membranaceae; pedicelli tenues, circa 11/4 nim l()T1 gi> pateutes, Flo res 

 virides (ex Wright!). Perianthii tubus in alabastro jam satis evoluto, circa 7a mm 

 longus; lobi ovati, 1 [ / 2 mm longi. Filamcnta liliformia, basi subdilatata, 7s mm longa. 

 Ovarium oblongum, obtuso-trigonum, circa 72 m| n longum; styli 3. 



Habv in Cuba: Wright n. 2256. 



Floret Julio, (v. s. in herb. Boiss.-Barr., Candoll., dotting., Krug. et Urb., Petrop.). 



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19. Coccoloba praecox Wr. 



Hamuli sub lente minutissime puberuli. Ochreae adpressae. Folia ob~ 

 longo-ovnla vel ovata, apice acuminata, basi rotundata, nervis primariis 

 supra subplanis, subtus prominulis, nervulis subprominulis utrinque den- 

 sissime scrobiculato-venosa. Inflorescenlia nodulis 1 — 3-floris, rhachi mi- 

 nute puberula. Pedicelli ochreolas circa duplo superantes. 



Coccoloba praccox Wr. mss. in herb. Griseb, 



Coccoloba Kunthiana Griseb. (non Meissn.) pr. p. Cat. p. 61 et Carib. n. 329; Sauv. 

 FL cub. p. 139. 



Uverillo Cubensibus (ex Sauvalle!). 



Arbor 9-metralis (ex Wright !) ramis cinereo-albis, sublaevibus, lenticellis incon- 

 spicuis; ramulis substriatis, sub lente minutissime puberulis, ad nodos subtumidis. 

 Ochreae circa 4 — 6 mm longae, membranaceae, adpressae. Folia petiolis supra plane 

 canaliculatis, 6 — 10 mm longis, supra sub lente minutissime puberulis, novellis omnino 

 minute puberulis, oblongo-ovata vel ovata, apice acuminata, basi rotundata velrariussub- 



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cordata, 3 — 5 cm longa, 27* — 372cm lata, chartacca, novella membranacca et in sicco ni- 

 grescentia, glabra, margine subplano, in novellis recurvo, nervis lateralibus anqulo 5 — 60° 

 abeuntibus, subrectis, primariis supra subplanis, subtus prominulis, nervulis utrinque 

 subprominulis densissime utrinque scrobiculato-venosa. In f lorescen tia racemosa, 

 laxiflora, foliis duplo longior, nodulis 1 — 3-floris, pedunculo 5 — 8 mm longo rhachique 

 sub lente minute puberulis angulatisque; bracteae triangulares, 7 2 — 3 / 4 mm longae, mem- 

 branaceae ; ochreolae bracteam aequantes, subrecte truncatae, membranaceae; pedicelli 

 tenues, V/ 2 — % mm longi, sub lente puberuli, horizontaliter divaricali. Perianthii 

 tubus campanulatus, O/2 nun longus; lobi ovati, tubum aequantes, in anthesi retlexi. 



